One Saudi message in D.C., another in Mecca

One Saudi message in D.C., another in Mecca

Good Monday morning! In today’sDaily Kickoff, we report on Friday’s meeting between theSaudi defense ministerandJewish leadersin Washington, and talk to the State Department’sJacob Helbergabout the Trump administration’s efforts to pushAIas a uniting force in the Middle East. We report onSouth Africa and Israel’s tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsionsamid a deepening rift between Pretoria and Jerusalem, and have the scoop on a new bipartisan letter f…